used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And how hard, how very hard it was going to be for Gloria!
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
Barbend
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From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And how hard, how very hard it was going to be for Gloria!
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
dearly loved
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading “I’m so glad Hazel’s gone,” said the delicate looking woman with the wispy gray hair.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
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steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And how hard, how very hard it was going to be for Gloria!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I’m so glad Hazel’s gone,” said the delicate looking woman with the wispy gray hair.
Gloria
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From this reading And how hard, how very hard it was going to be for Gloria!
the act of departing
From this reading And how hard, how very hard it was going to be for Gloria!
destroyed or killed
From this reading “I’m so glad Hazel’s gone,” said the delicate looking woman with the wispy gray hair.
goodbyenounUS /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “I’m so glad Hazel’s gone,” said the delicate looking woman with the wispy gray hair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “I’m so glad Hazel’s gone,” said the delicate looking woman with the wispy gray hair.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading And how hard, how very hard it was going to be for Gloria!
Harriet's
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From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
Hazel's
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From this reading “I’m so glad Hazel’s gone,” said the delicate looking woman with the wispy gray hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
How
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I'm
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From this reading “I’m so glad Hazel’s gone,” said the delicate looking woman with the wispy gray hair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PART PAYMENT How very different it all was!
Jane
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From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I’m so glad Hazel’s gone,” said the delicate looking woman with the wispy gray hair.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The painful separation was over.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading The painful separation was over.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
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PAYMENTnounUS /ˈpeɪmənt/
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading PART PAYMENT How very different it all was!
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’m so glad Hazel’s gone,” said the delicate looking woman with the wispy gray hair.
separationnounUS /ˌsepərˈeɪʃən/
the state of lacking unity
From this reading The painful separation was over.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The painful separation was over.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And how hard, how very hard it was going to be for Gloria!
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
precisely as stated
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PART PAYMENT How very different it all was!
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
wispyadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspi/
thin and weak
From this reading “I’m so glad Hazel’s gone,” said the delicate looking woman with the wispy gray hair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I’m so glad Hazel’s gone,” said the delicate looking woman with the wispy gray hair.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “I’m so glad Hazel’s gone,” said the delicate looking woman with the wispy gray hair.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
produce a literary work
From this reading She had torn herself literally from the arms of faithful Jane, she had waved a goodbye to her dear friends in Barbend, she had promised so many that she would write to them, and now she was beginning the new life at Aunt Harriet’s.
